String Cheese (Behr M260-1)
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String Cheese (Behr M260-1) is a very light, warm beige from Behr: LRV 88.6, so it reflects about 89 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with String Cheese
Four Behr colors picked for String Cheese by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Behr did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to String Cheese, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Honied White | SW 7106 | 86 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Cancun Sand | 2016-70 | 86.4 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Night Light | 7002-19 | 85 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Mimosa | 1203-2 | 82 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to String Cheese (LRV 88.6 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than String Cheese
Darker than String Cheese
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | M260-1 |
| Hex | #FBF1DD |
| RGB | 251, 241, 221 |
| HSL | 40°, 79%, 93% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 88.6 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 95.4, 0.1, 10.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
String Cheese (Behr M260-1), published as #FBF1DD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of String Cheese (Behr M260-1)?
- String Cheese has an LRV of 88.6 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so String Cheese is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to String Cheese in another brand?
- Honied White (SW 7106) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is String Cheese warm or cool?
- Behr lists String Cheese as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.9; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); LRV is not published by Behr for this color and is estimated here from the color's own hex value. Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.